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Four Mozambican journalists have been killed or have disappeared since 2020, while others were attacked covering the countrys post-election crisis in 2024. No one has been held to account. - Baptiste Condominas

Mozambique journalists face killings and silence as repression deepens

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Albino Sibia's final words were broadcast live on Facebook as he lay dying after being shot while covering a protest in ...

Chinese-made cars being loaded on to a European freight ship for export at a port in Yantai, in Chinas eastern Shandong province, on 11 June 2026. - AFP

EU leaders weigh new trade defences to counter China's export dominance

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At a two-day summit in Brussels starting on Thursday evening, EU leaders will seek ways to reduce a growing imbalance in ...

Fifteen countries signed the Mombasa Declaration on 17 June, including Ghana, pictured here. - AFP/File

France among 15 countries to pledge to target illegal fishing with shared data

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The 11th edition of the Our Ocean Conference began in Mombasa on Tuesday, its first time being held in

People sit in a shaded area under a water mist system to cool off in Bordeaux, south-western France, 17 June. - AFP - ROMAIN PERROCHEAU

Paris opens canal to swimmers and SNCF cuts trains, as France faces 40C heatwave

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The latest heatwave to hit France is the second spell of

Andy Burnham, centre, is bidding to return to parliament after a nine-year absence. - Paul ELLIS / AFP

Starmer rival seeks win in UK by-election pivotal to PM's fate

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Labour party veteran and Greater

US President Donald Trump receives a tour of the Chateau de Versailles from French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of a dinner on 17 June 2026. The dinner at Versailles followed the conclusion of this weeks Group of 7 (G7) summit in Evian, France. - Getty Images via AFP - ANNA MONEYMAKER

G7 leaders back tougher stance on Russia as Trump shifts line on Moscow

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The three-day meeting in the French town of Evian focused intensely on Trump's deal to end the war with Iran and efforts ...

A general view of Modibo Keita International Airport in Bamako on 8 November 2025. This week Air France announced the official closure of all operations in Mali, not having flown into the country since August 2023. - AFP - -

Air France closes its Mali operation as flights remain halted since 2023

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Air France is permanently closing its local office in Mali, where the French airline has not operated since 2023 because ...

Caleb Yirenkyi scored Ghanas winner in second half stoppage time at the Toronto Stadium. - IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters - KEVIN SOUSA

Yirenkyi's late flourish launches Ghana's World Cup party

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The strike came deep into second half stoppage time and decided a game at the Toronto Stadium that Panama initially domi ...

England skipper Harry Kane scored twice in Englands 4-2 victory over Croatia in Toronto. - AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez - Tony Gutierrez

Kane strikes twice as England overpower Croatia

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Dennis Amoabeng and Desmond Safo (right) travelled from Montreal to see Ghana play against Panama. - Paul Myers/RFI

Ghana supporters travel for the banter and World Cup vibe in Toronto

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Ghana are going to win, he beamed cheekily as he went in to join his Ghana flag-draped mate Dennis Amoabeng. Within ...

More than 18 months after Mozambiques disputed October 2024 election, civil society groups accuse security forces of carrying out abductions and killings. Rights defenders say the National Criminal Investigation Service, known as Sernic, has played a central role in the repression. - Baptiste Condominas/RFI

Mozambique police accused of using spy networks to pursue government critics

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At 8.40pm on 23 January 2025, Simiao Carvalho was walking through Choupal, a neighbourhood behind the airport in

A national squad from Ghana will compete at the World Cup for the fifth time. - AFP - ALFREDO ESTRELLA

Ghana squad embraces love of the fans at start of World Cup campaign

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That's one thing they say about Ghanaians is that they always support the team, said midfielder Kwasi Sibo. The fa ...

The Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, 50km outside central Boston, will stage seven games at the 2026 World Cup. - Getty Images via AFP - MADDIE MEYER

World Cup venues: World Cup venue named Boston sits 50km away

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For the World Cup, Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, has been renamed

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